"I am confident that just as a America`s commitment to the transatlantic alliance has endured for seven decades, whether it`s been under a Democratic or Republican administration, that commitment will continue including our pledge and our treaty obligation to defend every ally."

-- Lawrence O'Donnell

#Commitment Quotes #America Quotes #Allies Quotes

“There are only three things to say about cocaine. One, there is no such thing as enough. Two, it will never be as good as the first time. Three, those first two facts constitute a tragedy of expense in ways that can't be experienced unless you've had cocaine. ... Your brain will settle into a puddle around your sinuses and you will die.”

Source : Eve Babitz (2015). “Eve's Hollywood”, p.96, New York Review of Books
“I want no part of peace with savages who throw acid on and gun down young girls going to school. I would prefer to crush them and kill them wherever they exist. Thatâ€™s not being a warmonger. Itâ€™s being a realist.”
“Agreement reached by the negotiators?usually starts to collapse in the hands of those who implement it, no matter how carefully cleared at the top.”
“The first maxim of a man who loves liberty, should be never to grant to rulers an atom of power that is not most clearly and indispensably necessary for the safety and well being of society.”

Source : Richard Henry Lee (1825). “Memoir of the Life of Richard H. Lee, and His Correspondence with the Most Distinguished Men in America and Europe”, p.61
“Contrary to reports, this boy is not a billionaire or going to be richer than any Beatle... and not just in the sense of money, by the way; the Beatles are untouchable - those billionaire reports are a joke.”
“Diebenkorn was a very good critic, a very tough critic, tough on himself, tough on others. He expected the finest.”
“I'm a rock star among geeks, wonks, and nerds.”

Source : "‘Dr. Doom’ economist Nouriel Roubini forced to remove giant hot tub" by Emily Smith, www.theguardian.com. September 3, 2013.
“I grew up in Boston, so it's a nice change to be cold after living in California.”

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